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Granville · State Electorate

Language in Granville

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Over 63% of people in Granville speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse in the region, with a growing number of residents using a second language daily.

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📍 Granville, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language, spoken by 16.4% of residents, while English is the sole language for only 27.7%. This high diversity is reflected in the 11.6% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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63.5% ▲ +6.8%

Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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11.6% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Granville, the largest group is English only at 47%, followed by Arabic (28%) and Mandarin (8%).

English only 27.7% Arabic 16.4% Mandarin 4.5% Hindi 3.1% Cantonese 2.5% Punjabi 1.5% Vietnamese 1.3% Tagalog 1.1% Greek 0.7% Italian 0.7%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10032/granville/topic/language